The role of culture is that it's the form through which we as a society reflect on who we are, where we've been, where we hope to be.

I went to Beijing for the Olympics and was literally right across the track from Usain Bolt. And when he gets to full stride, for every two steps the other guy's taking, he's just taking one.

Our thoughts are to the individual as our art is to the community.

People forget that art is not just a piece of entertainment. It is the place where we collectively declare our values and then act on them. That's one of the most powerful things we have as a community: our culture and our art. And it's the intersection between life and how people deal with life. It's the most important thing we do.

I played trumpet for about two weeks. Sixth grade. And I didn't practice. Maybe a little longer than two weeks, but I didn't practice and I was faking it.

We don't eat to live, we live to eat because that's a part of the creativity of the day.

That is the heart and soul of the American dream, homeownership, the idea of being able to buy a house and start to build your family.